CG Book Recommendations
The goal of every Community Group meeting is to be grounded in the gospel and propelled out in mission. That means formation and mobilization. We want to be deepened as disciples, and to grow as disciple-makers. This is why every meeting will have some kind of content element. Whether your group is working through Philippians or reading a book together, groups discussion center on truth.
Below are six recommendations that groups have used before. Some include study questions for kickstart discussions.
Category: Theology/Apologetics
Length: 7 Chapters
Study Guide Provided: Yes (upon request)
Summary: Why are Christians Christian?
John Stott spent a lifetime wrestling with questions about Jesus both personally and in dialogue with skeptics and seekers around the globe.
This short book is a resource for both experienced believers and those exploring Christianity for the first time.
A study guide has been written to complement this book.
Category: Bible Study
Length: 12 Psalms for 12 weeks
Study Guide Provided: Yes
Summary: The Quarterly is a Cities Church resources put together by the pastors and members of Cities Church.
This in-house resource provides the verses for each Psalm and also study questions for each week. There also are devotional articles written for each of the Psalms.
Did you know you can get The Quarterly on our App? Just search: “The Quarterly” and you can access the whole resource from your phone or tablet!
Category: Spiritual Growth
Length: 10 Chapters
Study Guide Provided: No
Summary: Is your faith in Christ growing and deepening? What if there were ten question that could help you diagnose your progress?
Whitney’s time-tested book is practical as well as theological as it seeks to lead men and women into a closer walk with Christ.
No study guide is provided, but the material is very readable and title of each chapter can foster good group discussion.
Category: Friendship/Discipleship
Length: 8 Chapters
Study Guide Provided: Yes
Summary: Every single human is meant to be cared for and to give care. God created us to need one another, and that takes work.
In this short book, Welch offers a practical guide for people who want to regain purpose in their relationships.
This book was written to be read aloud in groups, and include discussion questions at the end of each chapter.
Category: Theology/Apologetics
Length: 11 Chapters
Study Guide Provided: Yes
Summary: We’re all glory-chasers and pleasure-seekers — because God made us this way.
In this short book, Jonathan speaks to the heart of skeptics and searchers by addressing our deepest longings. He examines the key tenets of the Christian faith — creation, fall, redemption, new creation — and reveals the life-changing glory of the Christian story in a fresh, new light.
This book includes a study guide in the back of the book.
Category: Evangelism/Discipleship
Length: 8 Chapters
Study Guide Provided: No
Summary: What can we learn about evangelism and discipleship from the Master?
Jesus invested his life in the disciples to make them “fishers of men” — and it changed the world. In Coleman’s classic, he looks to Jesus to highlight several principles that we can still imitate today. Investment for multiplication was Jesus’s plan, and this practical book shows us how we can do the same.
